Power Learning fno.org Power Learning Students as researchers, inventors and thinkers Analysis Inference Interpretation Synthesis fno.org A New Information Landscape fno.org A New Information Landscape Faster access - distributed More information (California in Google?)Google But organization? quality? Truth? Dramatic need for information skills fno.org Noise We suffer from Noise. Noise brings us chaos... static... bedlam... cacophony. Noise offers distraction, distortion and distress. We would be much better off with music! fno.org The Age of Glib Mentalsoftness Cut and Paste Thinking The New Plagiarism fno.org From Information Consumers to Information Producers Learning to make up your own mind about the important questions and issues of life. fno.org Teach Students to approach reading strategically. Questioning Picturing Awakening Prior Knowledge Inferring Synthesizing Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Readers Workshop (Keene & Zimmerman, 1997) fno.org Engaged Learners Responsible for their own learning Energized by learning Strategic Collaborative fno.org Students as Infotectives Skilled thinkers, researchers and inventors Solving information puzzles and riddles Employing analysis, synthesis and evaluation Making sense from non-sense fno.org The Information Literate School Students take voyages of discovery and exploration. They are not satisfied with cut and paste thinking. Prospecting Interpreting Creating Good New Ideas fno.org The Need for Information Literacy From data to information to insight Visual Literacy Numerical Literacy Text Literacy Others? fno.org REAL TIME RESEARCH Authentic issues The search for sound solutions The search for wise decisions fno.org Examples of Research Essential Question Decisions Which of these three cities would you select for a new home? Which of these three bills does the best job of reducing crime? Problems How do we restore the salmon harvest? What can we do to reduce the dangers of acid rain? fno.org The Research Cycle fno.org Inferential Reasoning is Paramount Finding meaning Creating meaning Extending meaning Reading between the lines fno.org The Results Students who can make up their own minds work well in teams solve problems with independence and ingenuity speak, present and write persuasively fno.org